[November 7, Macau] Home to comprehensive wine lists with sophisticated menu pairing, MGM has recently been crowned by internationally acclaimed wine authorities. MGM’s beverage team and its six signature restaurants across the two MGM resorts in Macau, including the 1-MICHELIN Star Sichuanese restaurant Five Foot Road, Black Pearl One-diamond Cantonese restaurant Imperial Court, alongside Chún, Aux Beaux Arts, Aji and Grill 58, have garnered multiple first honors from the world’s leading authorities on wine, including the China’s Wine List of The Year Awards, U.S. based Wine Spectator’s Restaurant Awards, and Star Wine List of the Year from Sweden. The array of accolades again exemplifies MGM’s excellence in dining and hospitality.
China’s Wine List of the Year
Imperial Court and Aux Beaux Arts at MGM MACAU, as well as Chún and Grill 58, have been awarded the highest honor of “Three-glass Excellent Glass Rating” under China’s Wine List of The Year Awards. The Award recognizes professional wine investments in skill and resources that go into developing the best quality wine lists for China’s enthusiastic food and wine public. This year, Grill 58, has stood out even further and named as the only winner for three of the highest grading in the scheme, including “China’s Wine List of the Year 2023 – Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan”, “China’s Best Luxury Fine Wine Cellar List” and “Best Wine List – Macau SAR”. In addition, Aux Beaux Arts is also listed under the “Hall of Fame” award list for its outstanding wine offerings.
What’s more, Silven Wong, Director of Beverage, and Andy Tam, Assistant Director of Beverage at MGM were being awarded with the “China’s Outstanding F&B Director of the Year” and “China’s Outstanding Sommelier of the Year” respectively among Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Wine Spectator's Restaurant Awards
Dedicated for affluent wine connoisseurs and collectors for over 40 years, the professional wine magazine Wine Spectator annually recognizes restaurant outlets with outstanding wine lists that offer interesting selections, that are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers. This year marks the 12th consecutive Wine Spectator award for Aux Beaux Arts, which has once again earned the pinnacle “Three-Glass Grand Award” starting from 2016. According to its criteria, only outlets with over thousand selections with immense depth and breadth of regions, producers, vintages and bottle formats are being considered on this top list. Imperial Court, Grill 58 and Chún have also received the “Two-Glass Best of Award of Excellence” once again.
Star Wine List of the Year
The Star Wine List of the Year is bar and wine restaurant guide created in 2017 that targets the audience of wine connoisseurs and collectors. To date, it has published various versions of different cities in over 30 countries across the globe, covering major cities in Europe, Americas, Oceania, Asia and Africa. With extensive wine lists, Five Foot Road, Aux Beaux Arts, Aji and Grill 58 have all received the “Red Star” grading, the highest grading in the scheme, while Chún was also recognized as a “White Star” restaurant.
Housing over 2,300 labels with nearly 25,000 bottles of vintages and appellations from around the world, MGM boasts one of the most extensive wine collections in Macau to suit a broad spectrum of connoisseurs and collectors in its wine cellars at both MGM MACAU and MGM COTAI – the altar to the winemaker’s art.
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About MGM
MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in the Greater China region. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai, which opened in early 2018 and more than doubles our presence in Macau.
MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities include the MGM Art Space, dedicating over 5,000 square feet to display authentic works of art, conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.
MGM COTAI is the latest integrated resort of MGM in China. Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, it offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, Asia’s first dynamic theater, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings and food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.
MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.
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Jessie Kuan
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MGM
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MGM
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